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gottaB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-04 02:01 PM
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US seeks new African peace force
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Edited on Wed Jun-09-04 02:04 PM by gottaB
United States officials have outlined plans to train and equip more than 50,000 peacekeepers over the next five years, mostly for deployment in Africa.

The idea is expected to be announced at the Group of Eight (G8) summit of the world's richest countries in the US.

The initiative had grown out of African requests for assistance in ending civil wars, the officials said.

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